Ondangwa East Geographic coordinates

Ondangwa East is in Oshikoto Region, Namibia, at latitude -17.93021 and longitude 16.0172. It lies in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,076 m above sea level.

Flag of Namibia Oshikoto Region, Namibia Southern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

-17.93021, 16.0172

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

17.9302° S 16.0172° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

17°55'48.8'' S 16°1'1.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

33K 607730 8017241

Plus Code Open Location Code

5FJR3298+WV

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

kkg3urzkg

Latitude and longitude of Ondangwa East

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard -17.93021 16.0172
Decimal Degrees (DD) 17.9302° S 16.0172° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 17°55'48.8'' S 16°1'1.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 17°55.813' S 16°1.032' E

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17.9302° S 16.0172° E
Ondangwa East Parallel and meridian of Ondangwa East Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ondangwa East

Distance to the equator 1,994 km (1,239 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 1,694 km (1,053 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 12,001 km (7,457 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 8,013 km (4,979 mi)
Elevation 1,076 m (3,530 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ondangwa East

Ondangwa East lies on the same parallel as cities like Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) and on the same meridian as cities like Vienna (Austria).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Ondangwa East have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Ondangwa East: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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